Active Transportation Facilities in Canal Corridors

Details

• Creators:
  Crump, Matthew ; Singleton, Patrick A. ; Torres-Rua, Alfonso ; Pack, Adam
• Corporate Creators:
  Utah State University. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Utah Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Canals
  • Liability
  • Irrigation canals
  • Trails Canal trail
  • Shared-use path
  • Off-street pathway
  • Trail liability
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UT-22.04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final, Dec 2020 to Mar 2022
• Corporate Publisher:
  Utah Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The state of Utah has shown an increasing need for active transportation infrastructure, especially in the rapidly developing areas across the Wasatch Front. Canal corridors offer ideal locations for siting shared-use paths because they are linear, flat, and have an interlaced presence within communities. The purpose of this study is to summarize the challenges of establishing canal trails and provide valuable insights and tools that can be used to resolve those challenges. To accomplish this, the study reviews various case studies of past canal trail projects, interviews stakeholders for future projects, and synthesizes the information into a guide. The study found that landownership, maintenance, safety, liability, funding, and privacy are the main concerns of stakeholders. Each of these concerns are discussed in detail including common solutions to overcome them. The main tools used in successful projects include long-term planning, stakeholder collaboration, iterative design, and active public involvement. The study also provides insights on canal trail design, including trail width, trail type, and corridor cross sections.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  21-8538
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61516/dot_61516_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.30 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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